(NY Times) A military judge ruled on Thursday that a defendant in the Sept. 11 case who was tortured by the C.I.A. was ineligible for a death-penalty trial, adopting a finding that the prisoner was too psychologically damaged to help defend himself. […]
(Morocco World News) The Paris police prefecture rejected a Muslim’s man application to join the police academy because of a prayer mark on his forehead, French news outlet MediaPart reported last week. Karim, the 24-year-old Muslim man whose application was rejected, spoke […]
(Hill) The Biden administration on Thursday extended and expanded protections from deportation for some Afghan nationals already in the country, aiding those who arrived outside the U.S.-led evacuation. The decision renews Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months for some 3,100 Afghans […]
(AP) Two firearms charges were dismissed Thursday amid preparations for a trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle desert compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy’s decomposed body. The […]
(Sky News) Terror suspect Daniel Khalife has denied escaping from Wandsworth prison. The former soldier, 21, is accused of breaking out of the Category B jail on the morning of 6 September. He is said to have been working in the prison […]
(Dutch News) At least two Dutchmen who travelled to Syria to fight for Islamic State are hoping to return to the Netherlands, the Telegraaf said on Thursday, quoting a television documentary to be broadcast on Thursday evening. Lawyers are now taking steps to bring back the […]
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